IBM H80 Series manual Post Keys, Cd-Rom

POST Keys

The

POST

keys, if pressafterdthekeyboard

POST indicator displaysbeforeand

the last POST indicator displays,

cause

the

system

to

start

services

or

boot mod

used for configuring the system

and

diagnosing

problems. The

keys

are

described

below:

Note:

The

program function keys (F1-F12)

on

a

keyboard

attached

to the

I/O

drawer are no longer used and

will be ignored. After the keyboard POST indicator

displays,

you must use the numeric

number

keys

to

enter input.

1 Key

The numeric 1 key, when pressed during POST, starts the System Management Services (SMS) interface.

5 Key

The numeric 5 key, when pressed

during

POST,

starts

the default boot list

mode,

located in

firmware.

This

mode

attempts

to

boot

from

the first device of each type found in

the l

does

not

search for other bootable devices of that type if the first device

bootable.

Instead,

it

continues

to

the

next

device

type in the list. The

firmwa

supports

up

to

five

entries

in

the

boot list.

The

default

boot

sequence

is:

1. Diskette

2. CD-ROM

3. Hard File

4. Tape

Drive

(if

installed)

5. Network

a. Token Ring

b. Ethernet

6 Key

The numeric 6 key works like the numeric 5 key, except	that	firmware looks	for a
boot record according to the custom bootlist that was	set	up by System	Manageme
Services.

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